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RIVR Robots To Begin Door-To-Door Deliveries In South Yorkshire. Residents of Barnsley, South Yorkshire will soon get parcels delivered to their door by this wheeled robot, the RIVR. The Swiss robotics company of the same name announced a strategic partnership with Evri, the UK's largest dedicated parcel delivery company on Wednesday (02April2025). The collaboration will see Evri deploy RIVR's state-of-the-art wheeled-legged robot for last-100-yard parcel deliveries, beginning in Barnsley before being rolled out elsewhere. The partnership aims to tackle a key issue in modern logistics: the last-100-yard bottleneck. Delivery drivers often spend much of their time walking short distances from their vehicles to customers' front doors, sometimes managing multiple nearby drop-offs. It frees drivers to focus on more complex tasks, increasing efficiency, and offering the first scalable solution to this logistical challenge. By integrating RIVR's robotic technology into its operations, Evri hopes to make last-mile delivery more efficient while reducing the physical strain on drivers. “With the exponential growth of e-commerce, optimising last-mile logistics has never been more important,” said Marko Bjelonic, CEO of RIVR. “Our partnership with Evri marks a significant step in reimagining parcel delivery with robotics, making the process faster, more cost-effective, and driver-friendly.” Founded in 2024 by robotics experts from ETH Zürich, RIVR has quickly gained global recognition and is backed by notable investors, including Jeff Bezos.